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J. Edgar

- The most powerful man in the world.

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

Release Date : 2011-11-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Imagine EntertainmentMalpaso ProductionsWintergreen ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Hoover

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Character Name : John Edgar Hoover

Original Name : Leonardo DiCaprio

Gender : Male

Naomi Watts

Character Name : Helen Gandy

Original Name : Naomi Watts

Gender : Female

Armie Hammer

Character Name : Clyde Tolson

Original Name : Armie Hammer

Gender : Male

Josh Lucas

Character Name : Charles Lindbergh

Original Name : Josh Lucas

Gender : Male

Josh Hamilton

Character Name : Robert Irwin

Original Name : Josh Hamilton

Gender : Male

Judi Dench

Character Name : Anna Marie Hoover

Original Name : Judi Dench

Gender : Female

Geoff Pierson

Character Name : Mitchell Palmer

Original Name : Geoff Pierson

Gender : Male

Gunner Wright

Character Name : Dwight Eisenhower

Original Name : Gunner Wright

Gender : Male

Dermot Mulroney

Character Name : Colonel Schwarzkopf

Original Name : Dermot Mulroney

Gender : Male

Kaitlyn Dever

Character Name : Palmer's Daughter

Original Name : Kaitlyn Dever

Gender : Female

Adam Driver

Character Name : Walter Lyle

Original Name : Adam Driver

Gender : Male

Ed Westwick

Character Name : Agent Smith

Original Name : Ed Westwick

Gender : Male

Jessica Hecht

Character Name : Emma Goldman

Original Name : Jessica Hecht

Gender : Female

Denis O'Hare

Character Name : Albert Osborne

Original Name : Denis O'Hare

Gender : Male

Lea Thompson

Character Name : Lela Rogers

Original Name : Lea Thompson

Gender : Female

Damon Herriman

Character Name : Bruno Hauptmann

Original Name : Damon Herriman

Gender : Male

Sadie Calvano

Character Name : Edgar's Niece

Original Name : Sadie Calvano

Gender : Female

Amanda Schull

Character Name : Anita Colby

Original Name : Amanda Schull

Gender : Female

Roberta Bassin

Character Name : Roosevelt's Secretary

Original Name : Roberta Bassin

Gender : Female

Emily Alyn Lind

Character Name : Shirley Temple

Original Name : Emily Alyn Lind

Gender : Female

Barbara Keegan

Character Name : Bombing Witness

Original Name : Barbara Keegan

Gender : Female

Gerald Downey

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Gerald Downey

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Donovan

Character Name : Robert Kennedy

Original Name : Jeffrey Donovan

Gender : Male

Geoff Stults

Character Name : Raymond Caffrey

Original Name : Geoff Stults

Gender : Male

Thomas Langston

Character Name : Young Boy

Original Name : Thomas Langston

Gender : Male

Lea Coco

Character Name : Agent Sisk

Original Name : Lea Coco

Gender : Male

Aaron Lazar

Character Name : Prosecutor Wilentz

Original Name : Aaron Lazar

Gender : Male

Cheryl Lawson

Character Name : Palmer's Wife

Original Name : Cheryl Lawson

Gender : Female

Brady Matthews

Character Name : Inspector

Original Name : Brady Matthews

Gender : Male

David A. Cooper

Character Name : Franklin Roosevelt

Original Name : David A. Cooper

Gender : Male

Kelly Lester

Character Name : Head Secretary

Original Name : Kelly Lester

Gender : Female

Jack Donner

Character Name : Edgar's Father

Original Name : Jack Donner

Gender : Male

Dylan Burns

Character Name : Hoover as a Child

Original Name : Dylan Burns

Gender : Male

Jack Axelrod

Character Name : Caminetti

Original Name : Jack Axelrod

Gender : Male

Michael James Faradie

Character Name : Bureau Agent (1919)

Original Name : Michael James Faradie

Gender : Male

Josh Stamberg

Character Name : Agent Stokes

Original Name : Josh Stamberg

Gender : Male

Christian Clemenson

Character Name : Inspector Schell

Original Name : Christian Clemenson

Gender : Male

Billy Smith

Character Name : Secret Service Officer

Original Name : Billy Smith

Gender : Male

Ken Howard

Character Name : Harlan Fiske Stone

Original Name : Ken Howard

Gender : Male

Zach Grenier

Character Name : John Condon

Original Name : Zach Grenier

Gender : Male

Johnny Cicco

Character Name : Young Agent

Original Name : Johnny Cicco

Gender : Male

Steve Monroe

Character Name : Restaurant Host

Original Name : Steve Monroe

Gender : Male

Stephen Root

Character Name : Arthur Koehler

Original Name : Stephen Root

Gender : Male

Gary Werntz

Character Name : Attorney General

Original Name : Gary Werntz

Gender : Male

David Clennon

Character Name : Senator Friendly

Original Name : David Clennon

Gender : Male

Michael O'Neill

Character Name : Senator McKellar

Original Name : Michael O'Neill

Gender : Male

Eric Larkin

Character Name : Fred Hunter

Original Name : Eric Larkin

Gender : Male

Eric Frentzel

Character Name : William Mahan

Original Name : Eric Frentzel

Gender : Male

Kyle Eastwood

Character Name : Stork Club Band

Original Name : Kyle Eastwood

Gender : Male

Gregory Hoyt

Character Name : Agent One

Original Name : Gregory Hoyt

Gender : Male

Jenny Phagan

Character Name : Baker's Wife

Original Name : Jenny Phagan

Gender : Female

Chris Caputo

Character Name : Bronx Baker

Original Name : Chris Caputo

Gender : Male

Shannon McClain Robertson

Character Name : African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)

Original Name : Shannon McClain Robertson

Gender : Female

Leslie Augustine

Character Name : Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Augustine

Gender : Female

Fileena Bahris

Character Name : Starlet (uncredited)

Original Name : Fileena Bahris

Gender : Female

Jennipher Foster

Character Name : Lucille Ball (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennipher Foster

Gender : Female

Belinda Gosbee

Character Name : Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

Original Name : Belinda Gosbee

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Karr

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Karr

Gender : Female

Martin Luther King Jr.

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Luther King Jr.

Gender : Male

Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Character Name : Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)

Original Name : Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Gender : Female

Pat Nixon

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Nixon

Gender : Female

Richard Nixon

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Nixon

Gender : Male

Jamie Noel

Character Name : Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Jamie Noel

Gender : Female

Miles Fisher

Character Name : Agent Garrison

Original Name : Miles Fisher

Gender : Male

Robert Fleet

Character Name : Edgar's Mother's Doctor

Original Name : Robert Fleet

Gender : Male

Emily Banks

Character Name : Radical Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Emily Banks

Gender : Female

Scot Carlisle

Character Name : Agent Williams

Original Name : Scot Carlisle

Gender : Male

Ryan McPartlin

Character Name : Lawrence Richey

Original Name : Ryan McPartlin

Gender : Male

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-02-12

A bit of a bore, is 'J. Edgar'. Leonardo DiCaprio puts in a very good performance as the titular character and his co-stars are all solid, but I just found the way that the story is told to be lacklustre. There aren't, at least for me, any memorable scenes and I wasn't invested in the plot at any point really. It's semi-watchable, but goes on for too long to be passably so. It does, as noted, have a neat cast list, with Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts and Judi Dench, among others, involved behind DiCaprio. I think they all give their best, with any issues I have with this 2011 release being away from them. Two duds in a row to start the 2010s from Mr. Eastwood; in my humble opinion, of course.

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

My only real complaint about Leonardo DiCaprio is that he looks like, well, Leonardo DiCaprio and that is a shame given that given that he doesn't play Lenardo DiCaprio, he plays whoever the script says he is and we all think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread because of that. Except in J. Edgar where, for the first real time, DiCaprio doesn't look like DiCaprio, he looks a lot like the cross-dressing fascist he's portraying. And being Leo, he acts like him too. THANK YOU. For once the studio didn't bank on his face and it paid out. So we not only get to see Leo acting the part, but for the first time we get to really see him looking the part too and the last time he did that was in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." And on top of it all we have Clint Eastwood directing and, honestly, not a fan of him as an actor, love him as a director. Given his politics I walked in thinking Right Wing Love Story...I walked out with "honest depiction" and that helps a lot. Not only does that help, but the scandal around Hoover's sexuality was done appropriately, that is to say it didn't take center stage, J. Edgar did...and, as I said, you were watching J. Edgar and not Leo doing his best to be the man while having to still look like himself. it's just a win all around...except it could have benefited for time. Trim it down a bit. I know he's hugely important to history and Eastwood is a great director with a great cast but...it got a bit long in the tooth at places and that hurt the flow of the film.